Interest in social welfare has been increasing in South Korea for the past few years due to rising aging population and social ills. Social workers are not an exception. Following this trend, people also have had an interest about social workers in order to make a better society with improved welfare. However, the treatment toward… Continue Reading »
On the 10th August, a female college student, Ms. Lee, committed suicide by lighting a coal briquet in her father’s car. She left a suicide note on her mobile phone. She revealed that she was sexually assaulted at her part-time job by her boss. According to the will, she was working part-time at a local pizza restaurant and was sexually abused… Continue Reading »
Each year, when summer comes and schools close for the holidays, many students take the opportunity to seek out part-time jobs. But oftentimes, things do not go as planned and they end up working under unfair job conditions. But this summer, the Chungnam Temporary Workers Support Center (CTWSC) has decided to actively start promoting and… Continue Reading »
The minimum wage increase rate under Lee Myung-Bak’s Government is found to be the lowest among previous governments. Excluding the inflation rise, the raw increase rate is expected to be much lower. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s official documents, the average increase rate of 5.0% during the period of Lee’s presidency (2008-2011)… Continue Reading »
The new Seoul Digital Industrial Complex in the Guro-district of Seoul, offers a lot of advantages, especially for business start-ups. The business friendly infra-structures offer spaces for flatted factories, for a lower price than the open market does. A lot of new amendments are being arranged at the moment, as allowing more benefits in the… Continue Reading »
Conscious objectors sentenced to prison 03 June 2011 Kang Ui-seok, who was once arrested in 2008 for staging a one-man protest at a military parade, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for refusing to serve in the military. (Currently in South Korea under the Conscription Law it is mandatory for all males to… Continue Reading »